Only two bulldozers were used in the
construction of the original dam, completed in 1930.

Operations Resource Conservation Group

The Mission of the Operations Resource Conservation Group (ORCG) is
to oversee the development of a robust hydrologic model for the Saluda
Project which will establish a baseline of current hydrologic, hydraulic,
and operational conditions, and aid in analyzing and understanding
the potential upstream and downstream effects of potential changes
to project operations, in support of the missions and goals of all
other Saluda Hydroelectric Relicensing RCGs. The objective is to fairly
consider those impacts, to include low-flow conditions as a part of
developing consensus-based, operations focused recommendations for
the FERC license application. Model results are to be presented in
readily understandable terms and format. A key measure of success in
achieving the mission and goals will be a published Protection, Mitigation,
and Enhancement (PM&E) Agreement.